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Culture Austronesia be regarded simply forward the growth of many found in some coastal regions of Papua.

According to the Archeology Research Center of Jayapura, Jayapura in Suroto Day, Sunday, geography of Papua is part of the Pacific region as far west of the mainland Southeast Asia between the Pacific region.

Then he said, evidence arkeologis and various forms of cultural development that is found in the coastal areas of Papua Austronesia indicate the existence of culture in the area east of the archipelago this.

Austronesia culture is a culture that is known and spread by the nations that use the language Austronesia in the area of Madagascar in the west to Easter Island (the Pacific) in the east, and north of Formosa.

Evidence that there is a culture in Papua is the use of language that is used part of the Melanesian community that is the result of the development of Austronesian languages.

Based on the results of archaeological research, the area is classified as a Papuan language is Melanesian Yapen Island, Raja Ampat Regency, Biak, WAROPEN, the region around the Bay Wandamen, the area along the Gulf Coast Cenderawasih, the region in the west end of the island of Papua Sorong Regency to the south along Panntai The preserve, the area around the Bintuni Bay, Bay Arguni, to Etna Bay coastal area.

In addition, people who inhabit Papua Kabupaten Fak-Fak, Raja Ampat and the Bay Yotefa, Waena Sentani and Jayapura in the north of the organization implementing the system of social hierarchy in which the leaders dijabat generation to generation.

Culture as such does not exist in the community of Middle Mountain fellow who tends to assume they have the dignity and derahat the same.

Meanwhile, the tradition or make merajah body tattoo community peesisir found in northern Papua, Cenderawasih Bay area and it is also the Head of evidence of cultural Austronesia.

The tribes of the Tribal merajah body of which Meybart who live in the area of the Head of Birds, The WAROPEN, The Biak-Numfor and Sentani, Jayapura.

Day with the hope that a lot of research to reveal the development of culture in Papua could become a capital for the community in Papua in respect of the dynamics of national development and clop.